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5 senses

I’m a sucker for a well-mixed Coke, mango and cherry Slurpee after a show or anytime the crave strikes, so I thought I’d share this Slurpee Battle of the Bands contest that wraps up today. And like all the other concert contests we’ve featured on Live Fix, this Slurpee contest needs a few more ingredients […]

We’ve been keeping an eye out for cool contests this year. And here are four more concert contests from AXE, Sennheiser, Baeble, Levi’s and Urban Outfitters featuring the music of rapper T.I., indie-rock band Deerhunter and a love for concert photography.

concert burnout happens. and when it does. give your senses a rest. try something else instead of going to a show this weekend. stay home. read a book. maybe this one. it’s one of my favorites. and it’s all about our senses. this book’s pretty good too. it’s full of stories about how much other […]

How do you remember your favorite concerts? Was it how the concert venue smelled, or was it how the music sounded? When I heard that one of my friends and colleagues was going to an Aerosmith concert a few weeks ago, I asked her to take some pictures and let me know, when the concert was over, what sense […]

I hope you enjoyed Part One of the Rothbury Wrap-Up. Now here’s Part Two. It’s about my sensual backstage collision with the Michigan State Police. On Saturday night, I was enjoying a nice juicy cheeseburger and the rest of The Dead’s set from the backstage area by the media tent at Rothbury. Then I […]

I knew I smelled something creative… Reading this New York Magazine article, I learned that over the weekend in New York at the Guggenhiem a new kind of opera opened: a ScentOpera. And since I’ve pondered on many posts about the 5 senses, I just about fell of my chair when I read this story […]

Yes, I think so. Mainly because, in this Rocksound article, metal band Mastodon says they want to “create a more visually stimulating live show” this summer in conjunctions with their new album and tour. When I saw them at Pitchfork in 2007 it was the howling burst of drums, guitars and rumbling bass that sent […]

We’ve been talking about the 5 senses for the last month here at Live Exhaust, discussing which of the 5 senses is the most crucial to enjoying live show and why. Is it your ears or maybe your eyes that makes a show impossible to forget? Is it the icy cold beverage you sipped as […]

It’s begun! I’m pleased to announce the first phase questionnaire that will begin a series of experiments examining the role and importance of the five senses at a live show. After having several conversations with friends about what they think is the most important sense when it comes to enjoying a live show, I […]

Live Music Experiment #1: What Is The Most Important Sense? It’s begun! I’m pleased to announce the first phase questionnaire that will begin a series of experiments examining the role and importance of the five senses at a live show. After having several conversations with friends about what they think is the most important sense […]